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Painting of Steamboat & Barge at Sunset, 1870

Item

Morrison,GW-Steamboat (1944.3.16).jpg

Title

Painting of Steamboat & Barge at Sunset, 1870

Description

Landscape painting by George W. Morrison. The painting depicts a steamboat, a barge, and a rowboat. Morrison based this painting on Karl Bodmer's painting/engraving "Cave-in-Rock" [Illinois] that appeared in his Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834 (published ca. 1843).

Source

Filson Museum Collection

Date

1870

Format

Oil on canvas

Identifier

1944.3.16

Citation

Morrison, George W., “Painting of Steamboat & Barge at Sunset, 1870,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 26, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3402.

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